Rail-joint insulation



Nov. 20', 1923 v C. D. YOUNG RAIL JOINT INSULATION Filed May 25 1921 A. z, K

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Patented Nov. 20, 1923..

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Application filed May 25, 1921'; Serial No. 472,567. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES D. YOUNG, a

citizen of the United States, residing. at

Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in in is a specification.

My invention relates to rail joint insulation adapted for electrically separating track sections or blocks according to the requirements of electrically controlled sig-.

naling systems. I aim to secure the insulation interposed between a rail length and the joint bars used in forming the jOlIlt against displacement in a simple, effective and convenient manner. How these and other advantages can be secured'through my invention will appear from the following description of the best form of embodiment of I the invention at present known to me.

-In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a cross-section through the insulated portion of a rail joint conveniently embodying my invention, taken as indicated by the line 11 in. Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation'of such a joint.

The joint shown in the drawings com prises meeting rail lengths 5, 6, and a pair of joint bars or fish-plates7, 7 secured at opposite sides of the rail ends by bolts 8, 8 and 9, 9. The bars 7, 7 may be of the type or construction shown in-my copending ap-- plication Serial No. 422,566, filedMay 25,

Between- 1921, and described hereinafter. the end surfaces of the rails 5, 6 are insulating sheetslO, 10 corresponding in outline to the rail section. 8, 8 within their holes through the bars 7, 7 are'insulating sleeves 11, which project inwardly somewhat from the inner faces of the webs of the bars. Beneath the heads 1 and nuts 12, 12 and 13, 13 of the bolts 8, 8 are metal washers 14:, andbetween these V washers and the outer faces of the bar webs are interposed insulating strips 15, 15.

Between the inner faces of the bars 7,7 and the sides of the rail 5 are interposed 1nsulating sheets or liners. As shown, these liners are divided horizontally along the line of the bolt holes, .so'that their upper portions 16, 16which wear out firstby the more severe battering towhich they are subje'cted in consequence of their relation-to the head of the railcan be separately renewed. Each of the upper liner portions orsections 16 has its lower edge notched at 17, 17 to Surrounding the bolts form distribution'of wear. 7

provide recesses for engaging'pro-tuberances 20, 20 on the inner side or face of the correa sponding bar 7 adj acentfits bolt-holes, to

proper position on the bar and prevented from shifting lengthwise with reference to i it by engagement of notches or recesses 22- fitting about the protuberances'20 in a similar manner.

the bolts 8, 8, and thus facilitates the proper assembling of the joint, since 7 it prevents accidental shifting of'a liner lengthwise of The joint bars are of the type shown and described and. claimedin my copendingapplication Serial No. .t66,081,'filed May 2,

1921. The bars are of varying sections having maximum mass and width at -the middle and. diminishinggradually on either side thereof,'producing a bar in which the fibre a bar when thelatter is placed'in position.

It also obviates risk of damage to displaced f liners by forcible insertion of bolts.

stress under the deflection of wheel load is distributed substantially uniformly longi-: V tudinally throughout the bar, I have found that with such a' bar the insulating liners 1- have longer life as a result of a more uni I claim:

1. The combination of a rail joint bar,

holding bolts therefor, and an insulating liner, said bar and liner hztving'interengag ing portionsadjacentsaid bolts adapted to.

prevent shifting of the liner, but being wise of the bar.

.a 'rhe combination or a a joint, bar

otherwise'free for relative movement lengthios' having a. protuberance on its inner side, and

tion on the-bar. I Y

3. The-combination of a rail joint bar an insulating liner on the inner side of said bar having-a recess engaged with saidpro-L 1 tuberance to keep the linerin proper posiwith a protuberance onlits inner'side adja- 75 r V This mode of securing the liners '15 and 21 on the bars 7, 7 is'wholly independent of cent its bolt-hole, and an insulating liner 0n the inner side ofsaid bar having a recess engaged about'said protuberance to keep the lines from shifting lengthwise with reference to said bar.

4. The combination of a rail joint bar liner 0n. the inner side of said her having in its. edge notches engaged on said protuberances to keep the liner from shifting lengthwise with reference to said bar.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

CHARLES D. YOUNG. 

